Neil said he didn't want short term fits. he said he wants players who will be here long term. with that in mind, here are the options (both C and PF who can play C) available to us in no particular order. Scored by my unscientific way to determine our best option (s) RFA Jeff Pendergraph Byron Mullens Timofey Mozgov Hammed Haddadi Nicola Pekovic Robin Lopez Tiago Splitter Kyle O'Quinn Chris Andreson UFA Zaza Pachulia Andray Blatche Mareese Speights Andrew Bynum Cole Aldridch Al Jefferson Dwight Howard Under Contract Andris Biedrins Brook Lopez Marc Gasol Roy Hibbert David Lee Larry Sanders Joakim Noah Javale McGee Spencer Hawes DeAndre Jordan Chris Bosh Greg Stiemsma Kedrick Perkins Omer Asik Al Horford Nicola Vucevic Festus Ezeli Ian Mahinmi Tyler Zeller Demarcus Cousins Enos Kanter Greg Monroe Andre Drummond John Henson Minus guys not going anywhere from the under contract I have the players below as acquirable and a percieved upgrade. Biedrins Lee Hawes Jordan Stiesmsma Perkins Asik (only if Howard goes there) Mahinmi UFA that might actually come here and a percieved upgrade Pachulia Blatch Speights Bynum Jefferson RFA that might come here and a perceived upgrade Mozgov Pekovic Lopez Splitter So that leaves us Biedrins Lee Hawes Jordan Stiesmsma Perkins Asik (only if Howard goes there) Mahinmi Pachulia Blatch Speights Bynum Jefferson Mozgov Pekovic Lopez Splitter Who do you want, and how much are you willing to pay or give up to get one of them.
Is Marc gasol really unrestricted? I haven't checked; but I can't imagine this is true Oh fuck never mind. I see you put them "under contract". I was about to say!
Best case scenario is somehow managing to nab Asik if Howard goes to Houston. Fuck, we actually drafted Omer...
If we're trading Aldridge, would we even want Asik? We would need to go full rebuild in that scenario.
Wes and ? could be nice pieces for Asik, they get D and shooting with Wes. Not sure what or who else we could offer, they will want some vets to fill in that roster. We could take Trob back with Wes so they clear a bit more capspace, maybe a future pick and/or our Greek? I am assuming we keep LMA with this scenario. It could also be a 3-way where we send Wes somewhere else and that team provides a few players/vets HOU wants.
Pek! I'm also in favor of rolling the dice on Bynum. The best option would be one of the Detroit bigs.
He's a good fit for some because he doesn't need the ball on offense and is a defender and a rim protector on defense.
does someone have a link to that shot chart graphic that sanders dominated and lee was horrible on? where is asik on that? his blocks dont scream rim protector to me
If we're limited to your short list, these are the only guys I could muster any interest for. I thought Dalembert & Kaman were either RFA or UFA? My top two targets are either of DET's bigs.
They wouldn't be long term answers like Olshey said he would add to the team, so they are not on the list
Not that it applies to what you said but I just happen to see this tweet. Alex Kennedy @AlexKennedyNBA 4m Suns may trade Marcin Gortat in next year. He met with Suns brass this offseason to discuss future. He's 29, expendable after Alex Len pick.
